Sermons

Stories, told in a thousand different ways and handed down from generation to generation, dictate gender roles. How do we move beyond binary gender stereotypes in our family relationships to develop work/life balance? In [...]

Parting Glances With this sermon and service I bid you all farewell and I’ll share my take on matters during the transitions of our lives, planned or unplanned.  It is almost never easy to say goodbye [...]

Worship Service at 10 a.m. Our Annual Flower Communion is a celebration of the beauty and vibrancy of our beloved community. Each of us contributes our own gifts to the altar, as symbolized by [...]

Worship Service at 10 a.m. Memorial Day is a day to remember those whose lives have been lost in battle. As we honor fallen soldiers, we also recognize that war is fought on many [...]

Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing Come feel the rhythms of life as our choir, Gregory, and guest jazz musicians lay down the beat for us. Nadav Simon, our guest percussionist, has selected our [...]

Concerning Character At one church I served as Interim Minister of Religious Education, I was struck by the fact that they called their Sunday school “Character School.” For me, this name embodies what all great [...]

A World Made Whole Our mission at UCE is nurturing the human spirit for a world made whole, but what does a world made whole look like and how does nurturing our spirits get [...]

Easter For Skeptics What in the world do Unitarian Universalists do on Easter Sunday? If you’re tired of hearing about crucifixion and resurrection, with its “rise and shine” theology and its blood and gore carnality, [...]

Enduring Betrayal The traditional Palm Sunday saga is one of triumph and celebration, and with some good reasons. But the lesson I have learned from the death of Jesus is more mundane than miraculous and [...]